| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 20 |
|
| 4 | was [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 16 |
|
| 5 | [subord] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 6 | [conj] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 7 | [prep] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 8 | [prep] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 124 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 12 | [v-ing] [noun] [was/were] [prep] | 76 |
|
| 13 | [v-ing] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 14 | [v-ing] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 15 | [v-ing] he [was/were] [prep] | 27 |
|
| 16 | [v-ing] he [was/were] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 17 | [v-ing] [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 18 | [v-ing] what [was/were] [prep] | 24 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] what [was/were] [prep] | 24 |
|
| 20 | [v-ing] [adv] [was/were] [prep] | 23 |
|
| 21 | [v-ing] it [was/were] [prep] | 21 |
|
| 22 | [v-ing] it [was/were] [prep] | 21 |
|
| 23 | [v-ing] [adv prt] [was/were] [prep] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [v-ing] they [was/were] [prep] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [v-ing] she [was/were] [prep] | 11 |
|
| 26 | [v-ing] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [v-ing] they [was/were] [prep] | 9 |
|
| 28 | [v-ing] she [was/were] [prep] | 9 |
|
| 29 | [v-ing] i [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [v-ing] i [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
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